Here's my random thought about Charlene and the Privilège du blanc:
The Vatican has relaxed dress codes for papal audiences in the last decade or so, and thus extended privilege to the Princess of Monaco and Charlene was perfectly within protocol to wear white in January. However, Tuesday was an papal inauguration, and, much like a coronation, they stuck to the old rules for such an important and traditional event. Maybe Charlene was technically allowed to wear, but decided keep in line with tradition for the big event.

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Originally Posted by KittyAtlanta

She could have worn black as it is Lent. As simple as that.

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Originally Posted by EmpressRouge

Here's my random thought about Charlene and the Privilège du blanc:
The Vatican has relaxed dress codes for papal audiences in the last decade or so, and thus extended privilege to the Princess of Monaco and Charlene was perfectly within protocol to wear white in January. However, Tuesday was an papal inauguration, and, much like a coronation, they stuck to the old rules for such an important and traditional event. Maybe Charlene was technically allowed to wear, but decided keep in line with tradition for the big event.

Or maybe she woke up that day & decided to wear black. Maybe she wasn't in a "dress in all white" kind of mood. You plan an outfit & then the day comes, you look at what you've picked out & think, "No.....not today" - that could have happened.

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The privilege du blanc maybe an honour but is not especially chic and certainly did no favours for Paolas or MTs looks yesterday. As they age they begin to look like Miss Haversham, the bride who was left at the altar and never took off her wedding dress.

My gut is telling me she does not have the priviledge and she committed a major faux pas during her recent visit and the Vatican didn't want to make a big deal about it so they played along. I don't think we will ever see her in white again. That being said, the feeling I'm getting is that this Pope doesn't really care about all this stuff so it will be interesting to see what developments take place during his papacy.

Here's my random thought about Charlene and the Privilège du blanc:
The Vatican has relaxed dress codes for papal audiences in the last decade or so, and thus extended privilege to the Princess of Monaco and Charlene was perfectly within protocol to wear white in January. However, Tuesday was an papal inauguration, and, much like a coronation, they stuck to the old rules for such an important and traditional event. Maybe Charlene was technically allowed to wear, but decided keep in line with tradition for the big event.

IMO you're wrong about the privilege itself, but Charlene is certainly allowed to wear white, or red or any other colour that is appropriate in her and in general oppinion. It is because, as you said, the protocol was relaxed in recent times and there is no way to exersise by foreign court officials the protocol rules from someone who is at the highest state level, as Charlese as princess consort is. But the privilege du blanc is certainly not accorded to the Princess of Monaco, as the Prince himself has no special status of Catholicissimus, as far as we know... Being able to wear white does not mean having the privilege we are talking about here.

The jesuit who was allegedly betrayed by his then principal to the Argentine junta, who lives now in Germany, spoke out to German media to declare that he wasn't betrayed by now pope Francis. Already members of his family had published correspondence they recieved by Jorge Bergoglio in which he told them about all the steps he had taken to try and save "his brothers".

Even though it is very difficult to evaluate evidence from times of a terror regime, especially after one person became the spiritual leader of those giving evidence, I personally go with our laws and give the benefit of the doubt plus additional positive feeling to the new pope.

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Since Sophie Liechtenstein was standing next to Albert de Monaco and Charlene de Monaco there are pictures of Sophie if you look.

The fact that Sophie was born into a deposed family has no bearing on if her picture is taken or not. It is that the Grimaldis are more well known than the Liechtensteins that makes it more likely they will be photographed. Sophie was lucky not to be listed as "unidentifed woman standing next to Prince of Monaco".